Inventory of the National Press Company Advertising and Promotional Materials Collection, 1949-1955 and undated

Abstract

The National Press Company was a Chicago-based printing and advertising company active in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The company specialized in promotional materials and printed novelties (such as matchbook covers, calendars and postcards) produced for political figures and small businesses.

The National Press Company Advertising and Promotional Materials Collection includes promotional pamphlets; brochures of available product lines; order forms; and a handbook for salesmen associated with the National Press Company. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: National Press Company.
Title: National Press Company Advertising and Promotional Materials Collection, 1949-1955 and undated
Language of Material: English
Extent: .21 Linear Feet, 50 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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General files, 1949-1955 and undated

Collection Overview

Collection includes promotional pamphlets; brochures of available product lines; order form; and a handbook for salesmen associated with the National Press, Inc. company of Chicago, Illinois, and Consolidated-Modern Press, Inc.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Use Restrictions

The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Contents of the Collection

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General files, 1949-1955 and undated

1 box

Series includes catalogs of advertising specialties, samples and literature from the National Press Co. Contains sample business cards, letterheads, receipt book forms, ticket tags, envelopes, calendar advertising from the Consolidated-Modern Press, Inc. and promotional keychain. Also includes copy of the National Salesman's Handbook, and of the company's publication, National Salesman: a Nation National.

Advertising Specialty Samples, 1955

[Includes Novelties & Specialties catalog, price list, keychain, and business card]

Box 1

Miscellaneous promotions, 1950 and undated

[Includes print advertisements, direct mail, and an issue of National Salesman]

Box 1

National Salesman's Handbook, 1949

(3 folders)

Box 1

Political promotions samples, 1950 and undated

[Includes business cards, postcards, a 1950 catalog Political Campaign Promotional Printing Advertising Specialties]

Box 1